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Symbolic Poetry, Inspired Myths and Salvific Function of Allegoresis in Proclus’ Commentary on the Republic

Peitho, 2014
The present article is concerned with Proclus’ highly original and profoundly influential account of the symbolic function of poetry, the pedagogic as well as the hieratic value of myths and the soteriological power of allegorical interpretation.
Mikołaj Domaradzki
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‘God-working’ in the Internet: The Reception of Ancient Theurgy in the Digital Age

This paper explores the reception of ancient theurgy in contemporary online esotericism, with a particular focus on its transformation into the practice known as meme magic.
Sánchez Pérez, Carlos
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Philosophy, theurgy, and the gods

, 2012
Straipsnyje aptariama Jamblicho ir Algio Uždavinio teurgijos sampratos, pažymint, kad A. Uždavinio atlikti tyrinėjimai labai svarbūs atskleidžiant teurgijos reikšmę Jamblicho filosofijoje, parodant jos santykį su egiptiečių, chaldėjų ir neoplatonizmo ...
Finamore, John F
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“THEURGY” PHILOSOPHICAL CONCEPT AND RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PHILOSOPHY, ART AND RELIGION IN MODERN RUSSIA

Концепт: философия, религия, культура, 2018
The closer to the end of the positivist NINETEENTH century., the century of modern revolutions, the more obvious was the increase in the world of evil. The philosophers had a presentiment of the revival  of the Gnostic complex of this world alien to man.
N. A. Khrenov
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Western Esotericism: A Cosmopolitan History and Historiography

Migrating Minds, 2023
From the 1950s onwards, the opening of the research field of the History of Religions to esoteric beliefs and practices worldwide was made possible by cosmopolitan, agnostic, and interdisciplinary positions that eventually responded to the constitutive ...
Schiavetta, Bernardo
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Inferring Cultural Landscapes with the Inverse Ising Model. [PDF]

Entropy (Basel), 2023
Poulsen VM, DeDeo S.
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Magic Made Modern?: Re-evaluating the Novelty of the Golden Dawn’s Magic

Correspondences, 2014
This is an article in the history of magic that re-evaluates Alison Butler’s thesis regarding the novelty of the magical praxis of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.
Christopher A. Plaisance
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Algis Uždavinys' contribution to the research on theurgy

, 2011
Straipsnis skirtas teurgijos fenomeno analizei žymaus lietuvių komparatyvisto ir Artimųjų Rytų mąstymo tradicijų tyrinėtojo Algio Uždavinio veikaluose.
Peleckis, Mindaugas
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Hymny Proklosa: filozofia i kult

Vox Patrum, 2013
The present paper consists of the introduction to the Neoplatonic and Chaldean systems, the first Polish translation of seven extant Hymns by Proclus (AD 412- 485), and the commentaries on each of them.
Ewa Osek
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Dionysius the Areopagite and the Legacy of Iamblichus

Patristica et Mediaevalia
Neoplatonism takes a significant turn when Iamblichus integrates a mystical perspective based on the Chaldean Oracles into his doctrine. This compilation of fragments, which can be traced back to Babylonian Zoroastrianism, emerged in Hellenistic ...
Gustavo Riesgo
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